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Regulation from an Operator’s Perspective Captain Michel Theriault Safety Director and SMS Post Holder Abu Dhabi Aviation

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  • Regulation from an Operator’s Perspective

    Captain Michel TheriaultSafety Director and SMS Post HolderAbu Dhabi Aviation

  • Abu Dhabi Aviation• Largest helicopter operator in the Middle East• Established in 1975, owned by Abu Dhabi Nationals (70%) 

    and Abu Dhabi Government (30%) • Support of Abu Dhabi Oil and Gas Operations, HEMS, Third 

    Party Maintenance, Training• International Operations in Middle East and Africa, Europe 

    and Asia  

  • Captain Michel Theriault• Safety Director and SMS Post Holder, Abu Dhabi Aviation• Offshore Helicopter Pilot, FSO and Safety Manager, Abu Dhabi Aviation• Maintenance Test Pilot, Saudi Air Force• Aircraft Accident Investigator, TSB Canada• Instructor B412, B212, Operations Officer and Flight Safety Officer, Ministry 

    of National Defense Canada

  • Increasing offshore safety requirements and stakeholder expectations

    Evolution of regulations

    US Coast Guard

    UK CAP 437 Edition 1; ICAO Annex 14 Vol. II

    UK CAP 437 Edition 7

    UAE  GCAA CAAP70 and 71

    Implementation ofCAAP 70 and 71

    1960s 1981 2013 2014 2018

  • Al Ghweifat2011

  • Stakeholder Priorities

    Civil Aviation Authorities

    National Oil Companies

    Oil and Gas Industry

    Air Operators Other Interested Parties

  • Conflicting Priorities

  • Safety

    Reputation

    Compliance

    Alignment and Integration

  • Our Achievements

    Collaboration

    Joint Working Arrangements

    Self‐Regulation

  • Areas for improvement1. Commitment

    2. Standardization and Regulation

    3. Oversight and Enforcement

    4. Alignment and Integration

    5. Benchmarking 

    6. Assurance

    7. Competencies

    8. Communication

  • Benchmarking

    CAA UKCAA

    UKCAA UKCAA

  • In a nutshell

    Shared responsibility.

    Build on achievements and tap in areas of strength.

    Build competencies.

    Check and balance.

    Celebrate small 

    successes.

    Communicate, collaborate and consult.

  • “Don’t measure success by one thing at the end. Measure success by each of the small victories along the way.”

    Chris HadfieldCanadian Astronaut

  • Thank you.

    P.O. Box 2723, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [email protected], +971 2 5758000

    www.abudhabiaviation.com